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Operational and Material Causes of High-Pressure Turbine Disc Damage in the RD-33 Engine
Stanisław Jóźwiak1, Adam Kozakiewicz2, Stanisław Kachel2
1Faculty of Advanced Technology and Chemistry, Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Military University of Technology, 00-908 Warszawa, Poland.
Abstract:
This paper presents an analysis of the causes of damage and fragmentation to the high-pressure turbine (HTP) disc of the RD-33 engine mounted in the MIG-29 aircraft. The authors have carried out an analysis of the changes to the structure of the disc material, both in the areas containing cracks and in the undamaged areas. The impact of structural changes on the alterations in the analysed strength properties along the disc radius was assessed. Material tests were correlated with the analysis of the recorded engine parameters, indicating potential causes of the HPT disc fragmentation.
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